Household management

Household management

Household management is the act of overseeing the organizational, financial, and day-to-day operations of a house or estate. It differs from housekeeping, which consists of the physical maintenance and cleaning of a house.

India

In many subcontinental cultures, the wife in a nuclear family holds the responsibility for household management. In a great house, the domestic servant responsible for household management is the "majordomo" or "steward". As such, the majordomo is the head of the household staff.

ee also

*Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management
*Household Cyclopedia
* [http://housekeeping.about.com/ Housekeeping and Organization About.com]
* [http://www.housekeepingchannel.com/ The Housekeeping Channel]


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